According to reports, Morgan took the stage at the Ryman Auditorium (pictured above) and went off about gays — saying, “Gays need to quit being p****** and not be whining about something as insignificant as bullying.”

He added, “Gay is something that kids learn from the media and programming.”

It gets worse, believe it or not. He said if his son were gay, he ought to talk to him like a man and not in a “gay voice” — whatever that is. Or Morgan said he would “stab that little n***** to death.”

Another TMZ report says some people booed and walked out of the June 3 performance.

LGBT people are still fighting for equality all across America, and many of our teens are still very much at risk. Sadly, reports of gay youth taking their own lives due to anti-gay bullying have become all too common. Tennessee’s gay teens are in particular danger as the state legislature has endeavored over the past year to make life as difficult as possible for them, going as far as to move a bill prohibiting teachers from even acknowledging their existence in schools. Tracy Morgan is a role model to many young people, including gay kids. If these reports are true, Mr. Morgan owes them, and us all, a full apology.

There is also a post on Facebook by Kevin Rogers, who writes that he saw the show:

The sad thing is that none of this rant was a joke. His entire demeanor changed during that portion of the night. He was truly filled with some hate towards us.

“I want to apologize to my fans and the gay & lesbian community for my choice of words at my recent stand-up act in Nashville. I’m not a hateful person and don’t condone any kind of violence against others. While I am an equal opportunity jokester, and my friends know what is in my heart, even in a comedy club this clearly went too far and was not funny in any context.”